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President Biden to spend year-end holidays on St Croix
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Preparations are being made by the United States Secret Service and the White House for President Joseph R. Biden's arrival to St Croix, US Virgin Islands later this month, where the sitting president — who on several occasions has welcomed the new year with his family on the Big Island — will spend his precious year-end vacation time.
Woman in USVI beats boyfriend with broomstick
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A woman appeared before a judge in the [US] VI Superior Court on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, after getting into an altercation with her partner over the sale of a generator, police say.
Man grabs knife, assaults woman & her family in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Police in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) on Friday, November 11, 2022, arrested a man who admitted to entering the home of a woman and proceeded to assault her and her entire family.
Oil tanker fined $250,000 for burning high sulfur fuel near St Croix
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Ionian Management, which manages three vessels including M/T Ocean Princess, was sentenced on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, to pay a fine of $250,000 after pleading guilty to a violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.
USVI man allegedly stole over $11K from mother's bank account
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A man has been arrested and charged for multiple offenses after police say his mother filed a financial exploitation report against him with the [US] VI Police Department's Economic Crime Unit.
USVI says not enough people taking Monkeypox Vaccine
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix- While many countries around the world remain in a sluggish queue to obtain monkeypox vaccines, health authorities in the US Virgin Islands are concerned that not many people are volunteering to take the vaccine, even as cases in the United States continue to climb.
USVI man arrested for allegedly striking mother of his children @ bar
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A man has been charged after he allegedly struck the mother of his children at a bar in St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI).
USVI man charged for rape, incest, child abuse against family member
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A man who allegedly started sexually assaulting a minor family member when she was 11 years old was arrested on Thursday, June 16, 2022, and is facing several charges including rape, incest and child abuse.
Body of woman found in bushes in USVI identified as Emanda Hartzog
VI CONSORTIUM
ESTATE GLYNN, St Croix, USVI— The [US} Virgin Islands Police Department announced late Saturday, May 28, 2022, that the partially decomposed body found disposed in bushes in Estate Glynn on May 10, 2022, has been identified as 54-year-old Emanda Hartzog of Estate Richmond.
Man arrested for allegedly raping tired girlfriend
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas - The USVI Police Department recently arrested two men in connection with separate alleged rape incidents.